Mary Kay Ash Quotes - Page 2

Believe in yourself and know that you can do anything in this world that you want to do if you want to do it badly enough and you are willing to travel the road. Whatever you vividly imagine, ardently desire, sincerely believe and enthusiastically act upon must inevitably come to pass.

Do not desire to fit in. Desire to lead.

When you reach an obstacle, turn it into an opportunity. You have the choice. You can overcome and be a winner, or you can allow it to overcome you and be a loser. The choice is yours and yours alone. Refuse to throw in the towel. Go that extra mile that failures refuse to travel. It is far better to be exhausted from success than to be rested from failure.

My company mascot is the bumblebee. Because of its tiny wings and heavy body, aerodynamically the bumblebee shouldn't be able to fly. But the bumblebee doesn't know that, so it flies anyways.

The only difference between successful people and unsuccessful people is extraordinary determination.

If you're good to your staff when things are going well, they'll rally when times go bad.

When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.

Sandwich every bit of criticism between two heavy layers of praise.

What you believe, you can achieve.

There are two things people want more than sex and money - recognition and praise.

Honesty is the cornerstone of all success, without which confidence and ability to perform shall cease to exist.

It is important for you to have a goal. You simply can't get there if you don't know where you are going. Begin to build in your mind a dream. The write it down and make your goal realistic. Aim high enough that you will have to stretch your ability and your potential to reach it.

Never forget, your family should always have priority over your work.

There is a way; Up, Around, Over or Through

Criticize the act, not the person.

Those who are blessed with the most talent don't necessarily outperform everyone else. It's the people with follow-through who excel.

Everyone has obstacles to overcome, but those with great faith can conquer whatever stands in the way.

I've never yet met a person who didn't want to be appreciated.

My definition of happiness is having something to do what you love to do, someone to love, and something to look forward to.

I believe that you should praise people whenever you can; it causes them to respond as a thirsty plant responds to water.

You can have anything in this world you want, if you want it badly enough and you're willing to pay the price.

Leaders teach. They motivate. They care. Leaders make sure that the way to success is always broad enough and straight enough for others to follow.

A woman who will tell her age, will tell anything.

Remember, if you do the things you ought to do when you ought to do them, then someday you can do the things you want to do when you want to do them…Whatever you do or dream you can do—begin it. Boldness has genius and power and magic in it.

Think in terms of what's good for the other person and success will seek you out.